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Arun
The screen is black, "Pieces form the whole" track by
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross starts playing and then the
NITTFEST 17 logo appears. After couple of seconds the
logo fades away and when the screen is completely black,
the following text fades in.
If poor children cant come to education, education must
go to them.
-Swami Vivekananda
(Also in tamil)
The text fades away and the visuals start to fade in
exactly when the track completes 30 seconds.
A person seems to tie his shoe laces and the watch in his
hands show 5:30 AM. Shot is inverted so we could see the
time properly. The camera pans out and also rotates to the
normal orientation as the person ties the laces. The shot
becomes normal from inversion right when he completes
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
PARAMASIVAM
(in a very sleepy tone,
obvious that he would not do
anything at all)
Ji. Naan than parama pesuren.
SARAVANAN
(Sighs)
Ahan. Unga number-ah save
panamala. Ready ah?
PARAMASIVAM
Romba sorry ji, innaiku naa
varla. Romba thookam varudhu.
SARAVANAN
Ji, continous ah 4 days ah
varala. iniaku aavadhu vaanga.
ilati neenga antha kevalamana
kadiyula saapudra saapaduku inum
konja nall la century
potuduveenga. weight ah
koraikanum vaanga.
PARAMASIVAM
(in a mocking angry tone)
Enna paththi enna vena pesunga,
aana CCD paththi onum
soladheenga.
SARAVANAN
(chuckles)
Ha.Ha. Jaishankar vera anju
manike start pantaru.
PARAMASIVAM SARAVANAN
(in a sleepy yet (smiling)
motivated tone) Vaanga vaanga.
Neenga antha kadaya
kevalama pesinana ore
kaaranathukaa naa varen.
PARAMASIVAM SARAVANAN
Neenga ready thane. Start Apdiye thoongidaatheenga
pannunga. Naa pinadiye ji. (Hears a beep) Oh
oru 6 maniku vandhu join cut pantaru. (Mumbles to
panikuren. himself)
3.
JAISHANKAR
(also raises his one hand
up)
Good morning Saravanan.
SARAVANAN
Enna nadakureenga? Odunga!
Jaishankar waves no and shows signs trying to imply that
this is enough for him.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
SWATHI
(she talks in a defensive
and insecure tone)
Sir, en school la padichavangal
elam inga than sir counselling ku
vandhanga.
SARAVANAN JAISHANKAR
(starts to talk, but Inga engineering
then stops because counselling-um mbbs matum
Jaishankar is saying thane nadakum
the same thing)
Inga engineering couns.....
SARAVANAN
(curiously reaches his hand
out to Jaishankar)
Sir, antha letter ah katunga.
SWATHI
Anna Agricultural College nu
potrundhanala inga than nu
nenachitu vanten sir.
SARAVANAN
Agriculture college Coimbatore la
iruku nu theriyatha?
THANGAPONNU
enga kudumbathulaye modho modho
school poi, full ah mudichadhu
iva than sir modho. naa maadu
than meikiran. ivaloda appa romba
munadiye erandhutaru. veetla tv,
newspaper edhuvum kedayathu.
Jaishankar hands out the letter, which seems to be the
call letter for counselling as there is a cover along with
it. The letter consists the header of the college name and
also the venue part of the letter consists the college
name only. The address of the college or even the city
name is not present in the letter. Maybe it is very
obvious and known fact that the Anna Agricultural College
is in Coimbatore.
THANGAPONNU
(hits swathis head)
aanalum na sonen sir, school
teacher ahyo ila therinjavanga
yartayavadhu ketukonu.
SARAVANAN
Aiyo adikaadheenga vidunga.
Jaishankar also waves his hand to imply that. They all
stay silent for some time and then Saravanan looks
determined to do something.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
SARAVANAN
(looks at his watch)
mani enna aaguthu? aaru
aagapoguthu. unga slot eppo?
SWATHI
pathinonaraiku sir.
THANGAPONNU
(very sad and hopeless)
pochu. evalo kastapatu
padikavechen. college sendhu
padichi, nama kudumbathula
ivalachu inime valkaila aadu
maadu meikaama nimmadhiya irupa
nu naa aasapattedhalm nadakathu.
thalayelutha maatha mudiyuma.
SARAVANAN
(still hopeful)
kavala padatheenga. edhachum
panalam. ipo aaru than mani. oru
car arange panna kooda.. (looks
at Jaishankar) evalo kilometer
ingenthu?
JAISHANKAR
600
SARAVANAN
oru 6 hours la poidalam.. panandu
mani pola.
THANGAPONNU JAISHANKAR
Car ku elam kaasu ila sir (nods no)
engalta. avalo vasadhi la Kastam sir, ipo car
engalta ila. kedaikradhu. adhumatum
ila 6 maninerathuku melaye
aagum.
THANGAPONNU
(starts to sob)
inga varathuku, fees katradhuku
nariya per ta kadan than vangi
vanthrukom.
SARAVANAN
oru nimisham irunga ma. edhachum
pannalam. ipo inime enna panalam
nu yosikalam avala thitaadheenga.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
JAISHANKAR
ticket romba selvagume sir.
avangalta irukadhu. fees ku matum
than eduthutu vandrupanga. adha
selvu panitu poi enna proyojanam
SARAVANAN
namba vena ticket vaangi
tharalama?
JAISHANKAR
romba adhigama iruka podhu sir.
enaku vaangi kudukrathula
prechana ila. wife thittuvanga.
SARAVANAN
irunga sir modho ticket iruka nu
papom
Saravanan takes out his phone and then..
SARAVANAN
sir endha site nu theriyuma?
JAISHANKAR
idhelam parama ku than epodhum
book panni tharuvan. Avanuku call
panunga
SARAVANAN
(Takes his phone and call
rings for couple of seconds)
Hello parama.
PARAMASIVAM
(Sleepy tone)
solunga sir.
SARAVANAN
Innum thoongitu than irukiya?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 7.
PARAMASIVAM
Sorry ji enna ariyamale
thoongiten
SARAVANAN
Seri oru urgent help venum please
PARAMASIVAM
Sollunga ji
SARAVANAN
Oruthangaluku flight ticket book
pananum
PARAMASIVAM
Enniki sir?
SARAVANAN
Ipo odane
PARAMASIVAM
Enna sir aachu?
SARAVANAN
Details apram solren, next
immediate flight Coimbatore ku
epo nu pathu sollunga please
PARAMASIVAM
Seri sir odane paathtu call
panren.
He hangs the phone and again keeps his hand on
Jaishankars shoulder and leads him towards them.
SARAVANAN
Amma inga parunga.. friend ta
solliruken. Flight ticket book
panni Tharom. Oru mani nerathula
poidum. poreengala?
THANGAPONNU
Sir adhelam venam sir. Romba
selvuaagidum. avalo kaasu Elam
Ila sir.
SARAVANAN
Kaasu paththi ipo kavala
padatheenga. Flight iruka ticket
iruka nu modho paapom.
JAISHANKAR
En parama innum call
panamatenguraru.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 8.
JAISHANKAR
Oru vela marubadiyum thoongitaro
Phone rings. Jayasankar picks it up as soon as he hears
the first ring.
PARAMASIVAM
Ji 8:30 ku onnu iruku aprom 10:15
ku onnu iruku.
SARAVANAN
super.. 8 30 flight la rendu
ticket book pananum.
PARAMASIVAM
aiyo sorry ji, 8 30 flight la oru
ticket than iruku. 10 15 la
nariya iruku. edhu panatum
SARAVANAN
ummm.. seri irunga ji. thirupi
koopiduren. engayum poidatheenga.
PARAMASIVAM
ok ji.
Saravanan thinks for sometime and then asks the duo.
SARAVANAN
amma, ettara flight onnu iruku,
adhula pona 10 manikula poidalam.
aana oru ticket than iruku..
ponna matum modho anupiduvoma?
(looks at the girl) enna ma
thaniya poi velaya mudichiduviya?
(looks at the letter) R Swathi
THANGAPONNU
aiyo venam sir, flight kelam
kaasu ila.
SARAVANAN
paravala vidunga amma. ennama
swathi poiduviya?
SWATHI
sir idhuvarikum flight la ellam
ponadhe illa sir, amma vum kooda
varatum sir. please sir.
SARAVANAN
ilama, adutha flight pathegaal ku
than, reach aagurathuku panandu
aagidum.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 9.
THANGAPONNU
ila sir venam, thaniya la flight
la anupa vendam sir, bayama iruku
JAISHANKAR
ji 10 15 flight laye poranga nu
vechikonga, epo clg reach panra
maari irukum?
SARAVANAN
Coimbatore airport lendhu oru
taxi pudicha oru 20 mins la
college poidalam nu nenaikren.
maximum panandu mani aaidum.
JAISHANKAR
paravalaye, pathinonra na
pathinonra ku aarambichidathu
sir. onnu panalam, gopal sir ku
antha college la registrar ah
theriyum, avarta pesalam.
SARAVANAN
seri apo 10 15 flight ah book
panidalama
JAISHANKAR
(slightly hesitant)
evalo sir aagum
SARAVANAN
ji neenga kavala padatheenga, naa
ipo pay panidaren, share panrathu
na apram panikalam.
JAISHANKAR
ok sir ok sir. kuduthudren
Saravanan, while Jaishankar was talking took the phone and
dialled Paramasivam. It rings for sometime and there is no
response.
SARAVANAN
(with a scared face)
en parama eduka matenguraru?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 10.
SARAVANAN
seri 10 15 flight la rendu ticket
book pannaum, enna enna details
theva?
PARAMASIVAM
name, date of birth, id, phone
number ji, edhachum prechanaya
ji?
SARAVANAN
aprom solren parama, ungaluku
whatsapp la ella details anupren.
please odane book panunga.
PARAMASIVAM
sir payment?
SARAVANAN
en credit card number anupren.
PARAMASIVAM
ok sir.
SARAVANAN
(cuts the call)
amma, ungalta id iruka?
THANGAPONNU
endha id sir?
JAISHANKAR
edhachum. admission ku enna
eduthutuvandrukeengalo adhuve
podhum
Saravanan also agrees to it in actions. They take out some
papers from their bag and give it to Saravanan.
SARAVANAN
(points to a bench near
them)
Anga ukarunga ma, book panitu
solren.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 11.
SARAVANAN
(shows the phone to her)
idhane?
SWATHI
aama sir.
SARAVANAN
okay.. oru nimisham
Then Saravanan takes his purse out and then types his card
number looking at it. After sending he calls Parama.
PARAMASIVAM
sollunga ji
SARAVANAN
ellame anupchiten, vandrucha
parama?
PARAMASIVAM
ipo than sir pathen, tho book
panren
SARAVANAN
OTP vandha naane call pani
solidren. naa panala na
Jaishankar phone ku pannunga, so
en phone lendu paathu padika easy
ah irukum.
PARAMASIVAM
ha ha ok ji
SARAVANAN
(cuts the call)
ok ticket book paniyachu! aduthu
enna pananum
JAISHANKAR
Gopal sir ta solli pesa solanum
SARAVANAN
Call pannunga ji gopal sir ku,
naa vena pesuren.
JAISHANKAR
(takes his phone out)
avarum walking varuvaru.. enga
irukaru nu ketu nerave kepom
SARAVANAN
(thumbs up)
call panunga panunga
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 12.
JAISHANKAR
(in phone)
Gopal sir enga irukeenga?
GOPAL
(phone)
Good morning. Avenune road la
than walking poitu iruken.
JAISHANKAR
(looks front and back and
then waves at someone at
distant)
Sir, kai kaaturene theriyutha?
GOPAL
haha theriyuthu. solunga enna
visayam?
JAISHANKAR
konjam inga vaangalen.
GOPAL
hmm varen
JAISHANKAR
(cuts the call)
inga than vararu, letter ah kaati
situation ah explain pannunga.
avar kandipa help panuvaru.
Gopal, another man in late 30s arrives and then shakes
hand with both.
GOPAL
enna visayam?
SARAVANAN
(points to the two women)
sir, ivanga trichy lendhu
vandrukanga, romba poor family.
ponna college la seka counselling
ku college maari vantanga.
Saravanan gives the letter to gopal.
SARAVANAN
Parungalen letter la anna
agriculture college nu than
potruku, address or city peru
kooda ila. namaluku obvious ah
theriyum athu coimbatore la iruku
nu. ivanga romba poor, paavam
theriyama inga vantanga.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 13.
GOPAL
(looks at letter and nods)
seri, na enna pananum
SARAVANAN
sir, aduthu available ah irukura
Coimbatore flight ku rendu ticket
book pani kuduka porom. aana
porathuku epadiyum panandu
aagidum, avanga slot 11 30 kaam.
ungaluku anga registrar ah
theriyum nu jaishankar sir
sonaru.
JAISHANKAR
(nods)
SARAVANAN
konjam oru vartha avar ta solli
ivangaluku help panneenga na
nalla irukum.
GOPAL
athu prechanye ila saravanan.
athu normal ah ve late aagidum,
bayapadama poga sollunga, edhukum
na solliduren
Gopal picks his phone and then calls to a number.
GOPAL
(nods no and looks at his
watch)
edukalaye. busy ah irukaru pola.
7 30 aguthu, counselling enna 8
30 ku start aagiduma? adhukulla
solidren bayapudatheenga.
SARAVANAN
thanks sir.
GOPAL
ok na poganum. friends wait
panranga. morning coffee ku. bye.
paakalam.
JAISHANKAR
(gives the phone to
Saravanan)
Ji, OTP keka phone panraru pola.
SARAVANAN
(looks at his phone and gets
the other phone and starts
talking)
oh oh.. ok.. one min parama...
um.. hello.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 14.
PARAMASIVAM
sollunga sir.
SARAVANAN
4..7..6...2...4...2
PARAMASIVAM
okay sir. ticket ah epdi
unagaluku anupanum.
SARAVANAN
hmm.. flight ku evalo neram
munnadi aiport la irukanum?
PARAMASIVAM JAISHANKAR
at least one hour (shows a finger)
1 hour
SARAVANAN
seri konja nerathula na call
panren.
JAISHANKAR
morning class iruke.. ungalukum
iruka?
SARAVANAN
(nods head)
aama
JAISHANKAR
parama ku morning class eh
kedayadhu, avana po sollunga
SARAVANAN
apdiya
JAISHANKAR
(with a smile)
adhu oru rendu naal iruku, aana
avan po maatan.somberi.
SARAVANAN
oh. seri ketu paakuren.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 15.
SARAVANAN
hello, parama.
PARAMASIVAM
sollunga ji
SARAVANAN
enna visayam nu keteengala, athan
oru chinna prechana, atha ticket
book paneenga la avanga rendu
peru thappa chennai ku vantanga.
avanga mela thappu nu kooda solla
mudiyathu. romba kastapadura
family. ungalala oru naladhu
nadakatume avangaluku.. enaku
Jaishankar ku rendu perukum class
iruku. athunala than.. ilati
naangale yaravadhu poirupom.
PARAMASIVAM
sir, neengale kasu potu ticket la
vaangi kuduthrukeenga, naa idhu
kooda panna maatena
SARAVANAN
oh, thanks parama. naa matum ila
Jaishankar um oru share panikren
nu solirukaru.
PARAMASIVAM
apdiya, apo naanum tharen. by 3
panunga.
SARAVANAN
seri, athu aparm panikalam ji,
enga vareenga? unga car irukula
PARAMASIVAM
iruku iruku, but inum sapudalye.
kulichitu saptu varen oru
aramanerathula.. neenga enga nu
text pannunga.
SARAVANAN
romba thanks parama
PARAMASIVAM
irukatum ji, bye
Saravanan thinks for sometime and then realises something.
SARAVANAN
(looks at the women)
amma neenga rendu perum
saapteengala?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 16.
THANGAPONNU
(looks at swathi)
ila sir. enaku venam, swathi ku
matum vangi kudunga sir. inga
kada enga iruku nu therla
SARAVANAN
aiyo. adhelam oru prechana ila.
oru nimisham irunga. ipo endha
hotel tharanthu irukum shankar]
JAISHANKAR
elraiku edhvum campus kulla
tharanthrukaadhe.
SARAVANAN
apdiya.. unga veetla edhavadhu
kedaikuma?
JAISHANKAR
therlaye, aana antha parama
epovume sapduvane antha CCD 24
hours um open ah than irukum
SARAVANAN
seri vaanga anga polam. irunga
auto pidikren.
SARAVANAN
en sir neenga sapda varalaya
JAISHANKAR
ila sir, neenga poitu vaanga
SARAVANAN
ok sir, thanks. paakalam
Jaishankar waves which seems to imply my pleasure.
CUT TO:
17.
SARAVANAN
Coffee kudikreengala?
THANGAPONNU
(looks perplexed)
SARAVANAN
(he goes to order)
kudikreenga.. moonu coffee, moonu
sandwich.
Saravanan hands out his credit card and then waves ill
take care to the women. Someone else comes from behind.
GOPAL
hi saravanan, enna sapda
vantheengala?
SARAVANAN
aama sir
GOPAL
by the way thirupi call panaru,
na soliten.. avarum oru 1
manineram lag irukum bayapaduama
vara soltaru.. apdi ilati help
panren nu soltaru.
SARAVANAN THANGAPONNU
romba thanks sir. romba nanri sir
GOPAL
(waves)
paravala irukatum, varen.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 18.
THANGAPONNU
paravala sir. (points to swathi)
iva edhu kuduthalum sapuduva
SARAVANAN
apdiya haha.. seri enga
padicheenga 12th
SWATHI
Musiri govt school la than sir.
SARAVANAN
anga nalla solli kudupaangala?
SWATHI
avalava ila.. private school la
padikura friends tendhu xerox
than vaangi padipom
SARAVANAN
oh evalo total?
SWATHI
aayirathi pathinelu.
SARAVANAN
thousand two hundred ku
thane.(swathi nods) nalla mark.
adhuvum teaching edhuvum ilama
idhula romba kastam
THANGAPONNU
romba puthisalli ponnu sir. aana
romba kavanam korachal.
SARAVANAN
kavala padatheenga naala
padichiduva. agriculture la romba
interest ah?
SWATHI
ama sir, but doctor aaganum nu
romba aasa than. but athuku mark
pathathu,selavum nariya. athunala
than adutha choice agriculture
edukuren
SARAVANAN
enna panradhu, padipu than ipo
viyabaram ayiduche
The food arrives. The camera pans the room circularly and
when it reaches them they have completed eating.
Saravanans phone rings.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 19.
PARAMASIVAM
Enna sir? edho indha kadai magima
purinchicha? ellarukum
enerathilum sevai seiyum maiyam.
SARAVANAN
thappa pesinathu thappu than.
mannichudunga. vanteengala,velila
than iruken.
PARAMASIVAM
(smiles)
aama
Saravanan is happy and he hugs parama and says thanks.
SARAVANAN
(looks at the women inside
the car through the window
from outside)
Avar pora valila soluvaru anga
airport la yaru irupanga nu.
nalla ketukonga.. reach aana
apram um, admission mudincha
apram um call panunga.
THANGAPONNU
(joins her hand from inside
the car)
romba thanks sir. theivam maari
vandhu help panirukeenga
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 20.
SARAVANAN
irukatum ma. ponna nalla padika
veinga. pathirama poitu vaanga.
SWATHI
romba thanks sir
FADE OUT:
9 INT. STAFF ROOM - DAY 9
JAISHANKAR
(he has books and laptop in
his hand)
enna sir? 10 aagiduchu, innum
class pola?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 21.
THE END